I found a good inflatable on E-bay at at great price, a couple guys on the catalina 25 site bought them and said they were of high quality. I bid $610 for the 8.5 ft one and got one, freight was another $69.00. Take a look if you are looking for one.
Ken
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 7159006425
E-bay Inflatables/Great Price
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Tom Root
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Ken, I for one will highly recommend this boat, it is out of the far east, as I recall, and the company that sells these are awesome in customer service!
We have at least a half dozen of these boats in out local Venture Yacht club, and let me tell you having been on the water with them, I was extremely impressed with their performance, functionality, and and construction. This boat gets 9 out of 10 stars in my book!
The ONLY drawback is the material is not identified, but the price readily reflects a PVC boat, as opposed to a much more durable Hypalon boat. This craft beats Zodiac (also a PVC boat) hands down! My suggestion in that regard is to simply store this boat out of the U.V. rays, and all is well!
The owner/retailer of this company came down from Orange County to one of our monthly meetings a while back, and did a complete demo for us...this was after several had already purchased it! I did ask what the material was....and not to throw a monkey wrench into the mix, he simply had no real answer....that's the ONLY negative!
IF, and a big if,(The admiral already thinks I want to start my own Navy with all the boats I now have!
) I have a need in the future of a new dink, this would be my first choice, truly! It definately caught my trained eye, but as you see, I am not sugar coating it, it does come with a caveat.....what's the material? I'd still like to know?
We have at least a half dozen of these boats in out local Venture Yacht club, and let me tell you having been on the water with them, I was extremely impressed with their performance, functionality, and and construction. This boat gets 9 out of 10 stars in my book!
The ONLY drawback is the material is not identified, but the price readily reflects a PVC boat, as opposed to a much more durable Hypalon boat. This craft beats Zodiac (also a PVC boat) hands down! My suggestion in that regard is to simply store this boat out of the U.V. rays, and all is well!
The owner/retailer of this company came down from Orange County to one of our monthly meetings a while back, and did a complete demo for us...this was after several had already purchased it! I did ask what the material was....and not to throw a monkey wrench into the mix, he simply had no real answer....that's the ONLY negative!
IF, and a big if,(The admiral already thinks I want to start my own Navy with all the boats I now have!
) I have a need in the future of a new dink, this would be my first choice, truly! It definately caught my trained eye, but as you see, I am not sugar coating it, it does come with a caveat.....what's the material? I'd still like to know?
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Tom Root
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Dang....jumped the gun....I'll admit my mistake....gee whiz, I ain't perfect...imagine that!
Reading is.....fun-duh-mental...I guess....
I'll eat crow with the best of 'em!
Here's the material specs....(Note to self...see that optomotrist, and soon!!)
l Material
Our inflatable boats and are made of 1,100 Dtex plastomer PVC fabric with a polyester support having excellent resistance to tearing, tension and breaking. The 5-layer Thick construction, with the outer layer protecting the boat against UV rays, ozone and abrasion, and inner layers providing perfect strength and adhesion.
Maybe it will be OK in the sun too, hey, so kick me!
My guess is the half century of abuse I gave these peepers has taken it's toll on my former 20/20 vision....ya think?
Reading is.....fun-duh-mental...I guess....
I'll eat crow with the best of 'em!
Here's the material specs....(Note to self...see that optomotrist, and soon!!)
l Material
Our inflatable boats and are made of 1,100 Dtex plastomer PVC fabric with a polyester support having excellent resistance to tearing, tension and breaking. The 5-layer Thick construction, with the outer layer protecting the boat against UV rays, ozone and abrasion, and inner layers providing perfect strength and adhesion.
Maybe it will be OK in the sun too, hey, so kick me!
My guess is the half century of abuse I gave these peepers has taken it's toll on my former 20/20 vision....ya think?
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Mark Prouty
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- Location: Madison, WI Former MacGregor 26X Owner
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Tom Root
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Actually DLT, I was already composing the ammended reply before I saw the two posts correcting me.
I am man enough to admit to mistakes readily, that is what I was trying to convey. I always accept the truth no matter what form I am given also! I gotta real tough hide.....Ask my Admiral....she gets to chew on my butt all the time!
I was told that this is the new company of the original company that was ...Boats-In-A-Bag....verbally, but want to confirm that 1st hand also.
It does get a bit confusing with the plethora of new manufacturers/sellers out there, but that is what I was told, that the name changed, the boat did not!
I am man enough to admit to mistakes readily, that is what I was trying to convey. I always accept the truth no matter what form I am given also! I gotta real tough hide.....Ask my Admiral....she gets to chew on my butt all the time!
I was told that this is the new company of the original company that was ...Boats-In-A-Bag....verbally, but want to confirm that 1st hand also.
It does get a bit confusing with the plethora of new manufacturers/sellers out there, but that is what I was told, that the name changed, the boat did not!
Another place to look is Busters marine. I purchased the Mercury RU200 (5 year warranty) for $650 bucks delivered (call them about the freight). It is small 6'7" but it is great for 1 or 2 people and will hold a 54 pound engine. The cones pointing down really help to get up on a plane. The overall size of this boat fits in the MAC V birth great. This one is a roll up which I personally like better than inflatable floors. Takes about 5 minutes to inflate with the inlcuded pump. The only negative to the RU200 is that you can't really use that seat. I don't bother even putting it in as I like to sit on the side of the boat while motoring.
http://www.bustersmarine.com/inflatable_ROLLUPS.html
http://www.bustersmarine.com/inflatable_ROLLUPS.html
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Duane Dunn, Allegro
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- Location: Bellevue, Wa '96 26x, Tohatsu 90 TLDI and Plug In Hybrid Electric drive
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I've been very happy with my Maxxon, another far east made PVC dinghy.
Our's is the model 300, 9'9" long, High Pressure air floor. We bought it for $999. I see it's now at $959 with free shipping.
http://www.boatownersworld.com/maxxon/m ... series.htm
(Note we didn't buy ours from this web site, we bought ours at Ballard Inflatables in Seattle for the same price)
The high pressure air floor is great, really stiff as long as you have a pump that can put 6-8lbs in it (the pump they send is crap). Yet you pop the valves and it rolls up nicely for storage, no messing with floor boards.
It does over 14 knots with our 6hp Yamaha and will plane out with all 5 of us on board as long as we lean way forward during acceleration.
It's amazing the difference in space and capacity from our previous 8'6" dinghy to this 9'9" one. I'd never go with a smaller one.
Our's is the model 300, 9'9" long, High Pressure air floor. We bought it for $999. I see it's now at $959 with free shipping.
http://www.boatownersworld.com/maxxon/m ... series.htm
(Note we didn't buy ours from this web site, we bought ours at Ballard Inflatables in Seattle for the same price)
The high pressure air floor is great, really stiff as long as you have a pump that can put 6-8lbs in it (the pump they send is crap). Yet you pop the valves and it rolls up nicely for storage, no messing with floor boards.
It does over 14 knots with our 6hp Yamaha and will plane out with all 5 of us on board as long as we lean way forward during acceleration.
It's amazing the difference in space and capacity from our previous 8'6" dinghy to this 9'9" one. I'd never go with a smaller one.
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ken lockhart
Dinghy
I thought about the 9.5 ft one, but did not think the extra weight was worth it, the 9.5 unit only has 12 more inches inside and weighs about 20 more pounds. I won't ever have more then 3 people in the ding. I can buy a 3.5 Tohatsu for $670 (28lbs) good performance for the ding and a total of about 88 lbs. Works for me.
ken
ken
ebay inflateables/great price
Ken, tom, you did not mention the nme of the boat in this old post ,and of course it's no longer on ebay. Can you give me the name?
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aya16
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http://stores.ebay.com/Affordable-Inflatable
I can highly recomend these boats. They are pvc but very strong. I have the 9.5 and use a 2 stroke 15 on it. They will blow up hard as a rock. I also think getting the one with the inflatable floor (Rigid) is the way to go as far as weight and hassle. the floor will inflate to 11psi, that makes it like plywood almost.
I can highly recomend these boats. They are pvc but very strong. I have the 9.5 and use a 2 stroke 15 on it. They will blow up hard as a rock. I also think getting the one with the inflatable floor (Rigid) is the way to go as far as weight and hassle. the floor will inflate to 11psi, that makes it like plywood almost.
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waternwaves
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I too have used the 8.5, fits better above the bow hatch, and I see very little speed difference between my 4hp johnson and my 5 hp ted williams.
4 hp seems to be just about right for the light weight and hanging on the back of the mac on an adjustable kicker bracket. I also have a stern rail mounted outboard mound for carring the motors, however, its not worth the hassle.
P.S
My boat is marked pvc and polyester fabric on the tubes., but at 414 on auction, it seemed a pretty good deal., it is also about 4-5 lbs lighter than an equivalent thickness hypalon, which translates to more ease in throwing up forward on deck.
So, for those of us that mostly keep our dinks stowed, it seems like a pretty good deal.
4 hp seems to be just about right for the light weight and hanging on the back of the mac on an adjustable kicker bracket. I also have a stern rail mounted outboard mound for carring the motors, however, its not worth the hassle.
P.S
My boat is marked pvc and polyester fabric on the tubes., but at 414 on auction, it seemed a pretty good deal., it is also about 4-5 lbs lighter than an equivalent thickness hypalon, which translates to more ease in throwing up forward on deck.
So, for those of us that mostly keep our dinks stowed, it seems like a pretty good deal.
